One of the longest running mysteries of the pandemic has been long Covid and what causes it. Studies have found that 10-20 percent of people that have recovered from the coronavirus get long Covid which can appear up to 3 months after recovery and last for 6 months or more in some cases. Researchers are zeroing in on the causes and the two leading theories are that the virus turns the immune system against the body and despite recovering, the virus could be lingering in the body not in the blood, but in the body's’ tissues. Yasmin Tayag, contributor to Vox, joins us for what could be behind long Covid.

Next, Los Angeles is hoping to build a future where water won’t run out and comes from mostly local sources. Currently Southern California gets most of its water from the Colorado River and up north, but there have been billions of dollars in investment to double down on water recycling, reclamation, and storage. The goals are lofty to treat water locally, but it could set LA up to be water independent as droughts continue. Laura Bliss, reporter at Bloomberg CityLab, joins us for more.

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